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Venice Film Festival

Movie reviews, red carpet fashion, and interviews with the actors, directors and producers premiering at the Venice Film Festival—one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, held annually in Venice, Italy. Read more about Film Festivals.

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Screening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

Whatever Van Sant’s feelings about this kind of subject matter may have once been, he appears to now translate them through a lens of sheer exhaustion.
By Siddhant Adlakha
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Screening at Venice: Mike Figgis’ ‘Megadoc’

This at-times intriguing portrait of Francis Ford Coppola’s creative process is never allowed to probe deeply enough.
By Siddhant Adlakha
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Screening at Venice: Anuparna Roy’s ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’

Roy’s approach is melodic and understated, and mines drama from human corners where other storytellers might not think to look.
By Siddhant Adlakha
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Screening at Venice: Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’

By Siddhant Adlakha

Screening at Venice: Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’

By Siddhant Adlakha
"Jay Kelly" Red Carpet - The 82nd Venice International Film Festival

The Best Red Carpet Fashion from the 2025 Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg
"Joker: Folie à Deux" Red Carpet - The 81st Venice International Film Festival

All the Best Red Carpet Fashion from the 2024 Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg

The Best Off-Duty Fashion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg

Takeaways From the 2023 Venice Film Festival: Best Movies, Awards Favorites and More

By Laura Babiak
Opening Red Carpet - The 80th Venice International Film Festival

All the Best Red Carpet Fashion Moments from the 2023 Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg

From Venice to Toronto, Here’s Your Guide to the Fall Film Festival Season

By Laura Babiak

‘L’immensità’: An Extraordinary and Unforgettable Coming Of Age Drama

By Rex Reed

Screening at Cannes: Amjad Al Rasheed’s ‘Inshallah a Boy’

By Cat Woods

An Amazing Cate Blanchett Performance Can’t Save The Empty, Incomprehensible ‘Tár’

By Rex Reed

All the Best Fashion at the 2022 Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg

The Luxurious Hotels to Book for the Venice Film Festival

By Morgan Halberg
The Card Counter Review

‘The Card Counter’ Finds Oscar Isaac Operating at the Peak of His Abilities

By Oliver Jones

The Broad’s Shirin Neshat Show Is the Most Significant Look at the Iranian Artist’s Work to Date

By Helen Holmes
Oscar Nominations 2020 Snubs & Surprises

‘Joker’ Is the Rarest of Big Screen Spectacles—A Conversation-Generator

By Brandon Katz
Oscars 2020 Predictions TIFF

2020 Oscars Predictions: You Can’t Win an Award in September, But You Can Lose One

By Brandon Katz
Joker Box Office Prediction

Our Way-Too-Early ‘Joker’ Box Office Prediction

By Brandon Katz
Brad Pitt Ad Astra Reviews

Brad Pitt Hopes ‘Ad Astra’ Will Redefine Masculinity

By Brandon Katz
2018 Most Underrated Movies

The Four Most Criminally Under-Seen Movies of the Year (So Far)

By Brandon Katz
A Star Is Born Reviews

‘A Star Is Born’: What Critics Are Saying About Lady Gaga’s Performance

By Brandon Katz
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